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START Skills: Effective Reading and Note Taking

In-Person
Want to start your fall semester off strong? Join the START Team and the Library for START Skills: Effective Reading and Note Taking! In this workshop, you will learn tips and tricks to read your...  More
Date:
Monday, September 14, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Other - See Description, McLaughlin Library
Categories:
  Studying     Undergraduate  

Research Lifecycle: Building Your Data Management Plan (DMP)

In-Person
Every successful research project starts with a strong plan. Learn how to create a data management plan that meets funder, institutional, and ethical requirements. This session will cover the key...  More
Date:
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Time:
12:00pm - 12:50pm
Location:
Library 289 Scholars Studio, McLaughlin Library
Categories:
  Faculty/Staff     Graduate     Maps, GIS & Data     Research     Research Data Management     Undergraduate  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 25 seats left

START Skills: Succeeding at University-Level Writing (in-person)

In-Person
Your university writing assignments will be different from those you wrote in high school. Less descriptive and more analytic, these assignments will require a careful synthesis of academic research....  More
Date:
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Library 384, McLaughlin Library
Categories:
  Undergraduate     Writing  

Graduate Student Accountability Group

Online
The Graduate Student Accountability Group provides a welcoming, safe, and productive online space for graduate students to do their work. The group is facilitated by a learning specialist and is...  More
Date:
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Categories:
  Graduate     Studying     Writing  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 10 seats left

Research Lifecycle: File Naming, Metadata, and Organization

In-Person
Well-organized data is easier to find, understand, and reuse. This session explores practical strategies for structuring folders, naming files consistently, and creating clear metadata and...  More
Date:
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Time:
12:00pm - 12:50pm
Location:
Library 289 Scholars Studio
Categories:
  Faculty/Staff     Graduate     Maps, GIS & Data     Research     Research Data Management     Undergraduate  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 25 seats left

START Skills: Writing Productively and Ethically with AI (in-person)

In-Person
At university, you will experience new kinds of academic writing in a completely new context; this may require more sophisticated and critical approaches to using AI than you are used to. Learn to...  More
Date:
Monday, September 21, 2026
Time:
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Library 384, McLaughlin Library
Categories:
  Undergraduate     Writing  

Research Lifecycle: Storing and Protecting Your Data

In-Person
Your data is one of your most valuable research assets. In this session, you'll learn practical approaches to storing, backing up, and safeguarding research data. We'll explore strategies for handling...  More
Date:
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Time:
12:00pm - 12:50pm
Location:
Library 289 Scholars Studio, McLaughlin Library
Categories:
  Faculty/Staff     Graduate     Maps, GIS & Data     Research     Research Data Management     Undergraduate  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 26 seats left

Write to Publish: Writing Abstracts (with AI support)

Online
Your abstract is a crucial pitch for your work and key to capturing readers' attention. This workshop introduces strategies for crafting compelling titles and abstracts for articles, course papers,...  More
Date:
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Time:
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
McLaughlin Library
Categories:
  EAL/ESL     Faculty/Staff     Graduate     Undergraduate     Writing  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 43 seats left

Writing in the Sciences: Writing Research Articles and Lab Reports [In Person]

In-Person
This session offers strategies for planning, outlining, drafting, and revising research articles in the sciences. We will explore the genre conventions of the introduction, methods, results, and...  More
Date:
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Library 384, McLaughlin Library
Categories:
  Graduate     Undergraduate     Writing  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 47 seats left

Graduate Student Accountability Group

Online
The Graduate Student Accountability Group provides a welcoming, safe, and productive online space for graduate students to do their work. The group is facilitated by a learning specialist and is...  More
Date:
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Categories:
  Graduate     Studying     Writing  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 10 seats left

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